Springfield-Greene County Health Department News Releases

As a result of a request from Springfield City Council, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department will begin partnering with local animal rescues to avoid euthanizing adoptable pit bull and pit bull mix do...Read on...

With confirmed flu cases continuing to climb at historic rates in Greene County, the Springfield Health Department and the healthcare community have opted to implement visitor restrictions to hospital facilities...Read on...

In light of several hospitals in Illinois and Missouri recently reporting clusters of severe respiratory illness in children, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department would like to stress the simple preve...Read on...

It’s been nearly three years since the Springfield-Greene County Health Department had to euthanize an adoptable dog. The department, along with the community partners who made the milestone happen, will host a ...Read on...

With temperatures up to 100 degrees, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department urges residents to take steps to protect against heat-related illnesses. These illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and heat str...Read on...

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department’s Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program will kick off World Breastfeeding Month by holding a public event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1 in the WIC classrooms.

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department and the City of Springfield are pleased to announce a new partnership to offer one-stop services for citizens.Women, Infants & Children services, administere...Read on...

It’s that time of year when Ozarks residents flock to local streams and rivers in droves for a little bit of relief from the heat. But recreational waterways can also contain harmful bacteria and parasites.

Two-thousand, five-hundred and twenty-two Hepatitis A vaccines have been administered in the past week as a result of efforts between the Springfield-Greene County Health Department, Mercy Springfield and CoxHealth.

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